Crystal Palace make slow progress in manager search

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Crystal Palace’s search for a replacement for Ian Holloway is in danger of
stalling after preliminary talks with candidates failed to bring an
appointment any closer.

The Barclays Premier League’s bottom club have sounded out the likes of
Martin O’Neill, the former Aston Villa and Sunderland manager, Chris
Coleman, presently with Wales, and Tony Pulis, the bookmakers’ favourite,
but it is believed that obstacles have prevented talks progressing.

Pulis — dismissed by Stoke City at the end of last season — has effectively
been told that he will be offered the post if he wants it, but he remains
unconvinced by the

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Palace fans are still waiting to find out whether Pulis, O'Neill, Coleman or another candidate will succeed Holloway

October 31 2013 Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

Palace fans are still waiting to find out whether Pulis, O'Neill, Coleman or another candidate will succeed Holloway